Our fathers among the [[saint]]s '''[[Basil the Great]] ([[January 1]]), [[Gregory the Theologian]] ([[January 25]]), and [[John Chrysostom]] ([[November 13]])''' are known as the '''Three Holy Hierarchs''' for their leadership of the Church. Their shared [[feast day]] is celebrated on [[January 30]].

Our fathers among the [[saint]]s '''[[Basil the Great]] ([[January 1]]), [[Gregory the Theologian]] ([[January 25]]), and [[John Chrysostom]] ([[November 13]])''' are known as the '''Three Holy Hierarchs''' for their leadership of the Church. Their shared [[feast day]] is celebrated on [[January 30]].

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During the eleventh century, disputes raged in Constantinople about which of the three [[hierarch]]s was the greatest. By the will of God, the three hierarchs appeared to St. [[John Mauropos]] ('Black-foot'), Bishop of Euchaita ([[June 14]] or [[October 5]]), in the year 1084, and said that they were equal before God: "There are no divisions among us, and no opposition to one another." St. John chose January 30 for their Feast, thus peacefully ending the controversy.<!-- St. John Mauropos is credited with the composition of both the ''[[Canon]] to the Most Sweet [[Jesus]]'' and the ''Canon to the Guardian [[Angel]]''. --->

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During the eleventh century, disputes raged in Constantinople about which of the three [[hierarch]]s was the greatest. By the will of God, the three hierarchs appeared to St. [[John Mauropous]] ('Black-foot'), Bishop of Euchaita ([[June 14]] or [[October 5]]), in the year 1084, and said that they were equal before God: "There are no divisions among us, and no opposition to one another." St. John chose January 30 for their Feast, thus peacefully ending the controversy.<!-- St. John Mauropous is credited with the composition of both the ''[[Canon]] to the Most Sweet [[Jesus]]'' and the ''Canon to the Guardian [[Angel]]''. --->

During the eleventh century, disputes raged in Constantinople about which of the three hierarchs was the greatest. By the will of God, the three hierarchs appeared to St. John Mauropous ('Black-foot'), Bishop of Euchaita (June 14 or October 5), in the year 1084, and said that they were equal before God: "There are no divisions among us, and no opposition to one another." St. John chose January 30 for their Feast, thus peacefully ending the controversy.